NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Internal Medicine Physician NPI 1093126088 D.O.
Verify on CMS → Vartan Papazian, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician in Reseda, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 172,737 in Internal Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
625
Medicare Part D claims · 91 beneficiaries · Internal Medicine Physician avg: 3K
MIPS score
71.3/100
▼ 12 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$230.27
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Vartan Papazian, D.O. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 71.3/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 625 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 71.3/100
- MIPS score · -12 vs avg
- 625
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥9th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1093126088 · Internal Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1093126088
- ENUM-MID 2014
- TAX-MEGA 173K Internal Medicine
- MIPS-LOW 71.3/100
- RX-LIGHT 625
- BOOK-MID 20,046 in California
- PHOTO-FINISH Elias Gerth · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Christopher Duke…
Christopher Duke
71.2 MIPS pts
- Papazian · this …
Papazian · this provider
71.3 MIPS pts
- Elias Gerth · hi…
Elias Gerth
71.3 MIPS pts
- Hamid Nasseri · …
Hamid Nasseri
71.3 MIPS pts
- Johan Lundebye ·…
Johan Lundebye
71.3 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Vartan Papazian, D.O.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
71 ≥ 9th percentile 9% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Vartan Papazian, D.O. sits
This provider among internal medicine physician peers
Across the 34,612 internal medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Vartan Papazian, D.O. writes more Part D claims than 49% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 10% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one internal medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Vartan Papazian, D.O.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Vartan Papazian, D.O. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Vartan Papazian, D.O.?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Internal Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
625 77% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
71.3/100 12.2 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Internal Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Vartan Papazian, D.O.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Internal Medicine Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 71.3/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1093126088 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Internal Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | D.O. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/13/2014 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
71.2788
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
94.1412
Quality
78.741
Cost
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Vartan Papazian, D.O. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Modern Nephrology A Professional Medical Corporation
Lancaster, CA
Moufid Nemeh M.D.
Northridge, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Vartan Papazian, D.O.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$230
Largest payer
ShockWave Medical, Inc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Vartan Papazian, D.O.. To verify Vartan Papazian, D.O.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
625
Total Claims
$140K
Total Drug Cost
91
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 862
- Total Day Supply
- 24,690
- Generic Drug Cost
- $19K
- Opioid Claims
- 13 (2.1% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 18
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 3.54
- Gender Split
- 43% female / 57% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 11, 65-74: 39, 75-84: 25, 85+: 16
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Vartan Papazian, D.O. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Furosemide
Furosemide
60 claims
- Tradjenta
Tradjenta
35 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate
Sevelamer Carbonate
30 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
29 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
27 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl
Hydralazine Hcl
27 claims
- Farxiga 22
Farxiga
22 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium 15
Atorvastatin Calcium
15 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Furosemide | 60 |
| Tradjenta Linagliptin | 35 |
| Sevelamer Carbonate | 30 |
| Lisinopril | 29 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 27 |
| Hydralazine Hcl | 27 |
| Farxiga Dapagliflozin Propanediol | 22 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 15 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 14 |
| Vascepa Icosapent Ethyl | 14 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Internal Medicine Physician Overview
How Vartan Papazian, D.O. fits within the Internal Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
172,737
Internal Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Internal Medicine Physician
2,716
Avg Claims per Provider
Vartan Papazian, D.O.'s 625 claims are below the specialty average of 2,716.
Nationwide Internal Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Papazian, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (71.3 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2014)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Internal Medicine Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Papazian.
One of 20,046 Internal Medicine Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Jacob Aaron
MD
San Francisco, CA
Dr. Alistair Aaronson
MD
Stanford, CA
Dr. Jose Abad.
MD
Sacramento, CA
Dr. Donna Abare
MD
Oakland, CA
Marce Abare
Scotts Valley, CA
Compare Internal Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Vartan Papazian, D.O.'s specialty? ▼
Vartan Papazian, D.O. specializes in Internal Medicine Physician and practices in Reseda, California. Credentials: D.O..
How much does Vartan Papazian, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Vartan Papazian, D.O. wrote 625 Medicare Part D claims totaling $140K in drug costs for 91 beneficiaries.
What is Vartan Papazian, D.O.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Vartan Papazian, D.O. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 71.3/100 (Quality: 94.1, Cost: 78.7). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Vartan Papazian, D.O. located? ▼
Vartan Papazian, D.O. is located at 18040 SHERMAN WAY STE 210, Reseda, CA, 91335. Phone: (818) 371-0338.
What is Vartan Papazian, D.O.'s NPI number? ▼
Vartan Papazian, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093126088, issued on 05/13/2014.
Does Vartan Papazian, D.O. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Vartan Papazian, D.O. had 13 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 2.1%.
How many Internal Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 172,737 Internal Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Internal Medicine Physician provider writes 2,716 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Vartan Papazian, D.O. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Vartan Papazian, D.O.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Furosemide, Tradjenta, Sevelamer Carbonate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Vartan Papazian, D.O. accept Medicare? ▼
Vartan Papazian, D.O. appears in CMS Medicare data with 625 Part D claims and 91 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Vartan Papazian, D.O.'s credentials? ▼
Vartan Papazian, D.O.'s NPI is 1093126088 with credentials D.O.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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